On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth ...

Necmettin Karaca captured this spectacular view of the moon on Sept. 7 as the deepest part of Earth's shadow swept over the ...

The winners of the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award have been revealed, showcasing a spectacular selection ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth comes between the sun and the moon, casting a huge neighbor over our nearest neighbor ...

Hera, European Space Agency’s (ESA) flagship planetary defense mission that launched in October 2024, took images of Mars and Deimos, one of its two moons, March 12. The mission’s flyby was used as a ...

The best way to enjoy the “blood moon” total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, is to watch it through a pair of binoculars — but who can resist trying for a souvenir image? From smartphones to ...

The grouping will be tight — less than one‑and‑a‑half degrees across — creating the impression of the Moon “kissing” Venus ...

Cameras built at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton are headed to the moon. About 3:45 a.m. Sunday, aerospace firm Firefly will land Blue Ghost, a moon lander built to collect data about the moon ...

The time when we humans will begin exploiting the resources of other worlds is nearly upon us. Because the closest and easiest target for such endeavors is the Moon, it is probably from there that ...

A South African man captured the stunning Blood Moon lunar eclipse using his Samsung S25 Ultra, showcasing the phone's advanced camera capabilities in a viral video.

An artist’s conception shows Astrolab’s FLIP rover on the moon. Interlune plans to put a helium-hunting multispectral camera on the rover. (Astrolab Illustration) Seattle-based Interlune says it’s ...